Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) kneels on the field prior to the Redskins game against the Philadelphia Eagles. / Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports

by Jim Corbett, USA TODAY Sports

by Jim Corbett, USA TODAY Sports

ASHBURN, Va. ‚?? They're 0-3, but the Washington Redskins are on the verge of breaking out Sunday with a victory over the Oakland Raiders.

At least that's what quarterback Robert Griffin III says.

"We're real close, there (are) a lot of good things on the tape,'' RG3 said Wednesday. "We want to start winning. And it starts this week, so we go into the bye week with a good feeling. And we come out of it ready to go on a tear.

"It's hard to have that swagger sitting at 0-3. But I don't think the team has lost its sense of confidence. We know how close we are. We know we can turn it around. We're built to get out of this hole just like we did last year."

In 2012, the Redskins won their final seven games to capture the NFC East and reach the postseason -- when Griffin injured his knee.

"We have enough player leadership, the right kind of coaches and we've practiced better than we have,'' Cofield said. "The character of this team is really strong.''

Griffin acknowledged the danger of assuming the team could repeat last year's streak (following a 3-6 start) and using that memory as a false sense of security.

"You look to that as a sense of confidence, like, 'We know what this team is made of.' But you don't look at that and relax and say, 'Hey, we can just keep on losing, it'll be all gravy,''' he said. "You use that as confidence that we can build on toward that next week and don't lose that swagger that we have.

"The team is ready. Everybody's disappointed in the way that we've played. The only thing we can do is change it on Sunday.''

Griffin has made a point of trying to remain a team guy and avoid the perception that the Redskins are all about him, though it might be portrayed that way in the media.

"I always try to make sure my teammates understand that being a quarterback in this league, there's always going to be a lot of attention on you as a player,'' Griffin said. "I want them to know I don't think that way. I know that it's not all about me.

"Because the criticism is going to come to me. When we play well, the praise is going to come to the quarterback. And that's just how it is. I know it's not on me. I know it's about them. And about what we can do to win.''

Griffin was reacting to how cameras focused on him during a pregame speech during which he declared: "It's not about one player!'' before Washington's season-opening, 33-27 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

"Everybody wanted to paint that Monday night game as my comeback,'' Griffin said. "Yeah, it's the first game back. (But) I wanted (my teammates) to know that it wasn't just about me.

"It's about us going out there and winning. We've got to get back to us winning football games, and that's what we have got to do against Oakland.''

Curiously, running back Alfred Morris said Griffin has, in fact, lost some of his swagger. Morris said it's only natural, given how Griffin is still returning to form.

"It's different,'' Morris said. "He's coming off the injury. He's getting back to himself. A lot of people put a lot of pressure on him because he is a quarterback.

"But it's going to take everybody doing their job, not just him. He's been scrambling, making things happen with his legs, looking more and more comfortable with his legs. He's still recovering, still healing.